12-11-2019, 01:05 PM
Because I'm stoned, I went on a tangent and stumbled on this-
Blurb taken from: Smithsonian Mag
The first census asked just six questions: the name of the (white, male) householder, and then the names of all the other people in the household, divided into these categories: Free white males who were at least 16 years old; free white males who were under 16 years old; free white females; all other free persons; and slaves. The census reflected the values of the United States in 1790: “Slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person. Indians weren’t counted until 1870,” Glass writes.
Fuck, can you imagine being counted as 3⁄5ths of a person? And the people that originally lived here weren't even counted until 1870. We've come a long way....I guess
Blurb taken from: Smithsonian Mag
The first census asked just six questions: the name of the (white, male) householder, and then the names of all the other people in the household, divided into these categories: Free white males who were at least 16 years old; free white males who were under 16 years old; free white females; all other free persons; and slaves. The census reflected the values of the United States in 1790: “Slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person. Indians weren’t counted until 1870,” Glass writes.
Fuck, can you imagine being counted as 3⁄5ths of a person? And the people that originally lived here weren't even counted until 1870. We've come a long way....I guess